Cosway Street, London, NW1 5BT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW1 5BT, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.5%	55.1%	1.6%	51.0%	4.1%
Male	46.5%	44.9%	-1.6%	49.0%	-4.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around NW1 5BT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	55%	62%	7.0%	37.9%	24.1%
Married: Opposite sex	27.1%	23.3%	-3.8%	44.2%	-20.9%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Separated	4.3%	3.5%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	9.9%	8.2%	-1.7%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	2.9%	1.7%	-1.2%	6.1%	-4.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.3%	43.2%	-0.1%	48.4%	-5.2%
Good health	32.6%	31.4%	-1.2%	33.6%	-2.2%
Fair health	13%	11.4%	-1.6%	12.7%	-1.3%
Bad health	8.4%	8.5%	0.1%	4.0%	4.5%
Very bad health	2.7%	5.5%	2.8%	1.2%	4.3%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.7%	24.4%	-1.3%	18.2%	6.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.1%	7.7%	-4.4%	9.6%	-1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.7%	6.7%	-4.0%	13.4%	-6.7%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	3%	2.5%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	12.6%	3.2%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	29.5%	40.5%	11.0%	33.8%	6.7%
Other	12.1%	5.2%	-6.9%	2.8%	2.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.1%	4%	1.9%	1.1%	2.9%
Chinese	1.4%	3%	1.6%	0.7%	2.3%
Indian	4.6%	2.3%	-2.3%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	5.7%	4.7%	-1.0%	1.6%	3.1%
Black African	13%	13.2%	0.2%	2.5%	10.7%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	1.0%	0.3%
Other Black	3.6%	2.3%	-1.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	3%	1.1%	-1.9%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	1.5%	-1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	3.9%	3%	-0.9%	0.8%	2.2%
White	40.1%	41.4%	1.3%	81.4%	-40.0%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	8.4%	13%	4.6%	0.6%	12.4%
Other	8%	7.6%	-0.4%	1.6%	6.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	47.6%	42.3%	-5.3%	83.2%	-40.9%
European Union	8.7%	12.6%	3.9%	6.1%	6.5%
Rest of Europe	3%	2.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	18.9%	16.4%	-2.5%	2.7%	13.7%
Middle East and Asia	18.7%	20.8%	2.1%	5.6%	15.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	4.8%	2.3%	1.3%	3.5%
Oceania	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 42.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 27.8% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	46.2%	42.3%	-3.9%	83.2%	-40.9%
10+ Years	4.8%	27.8%	23.0%	9.8%	18.0%
5-10 Years	8.4%	11.8%	3.4%	2.9%	8.9%
2-5 Years	11.6%	10.9%	-0.7%	2.2%	8.7%
Less than 2 years	28.9%	7.2%	-21.7%	1.9%	5.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65%	76.7%	-11.7%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	4.6%	1.5%	3.1%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	11.9%	13.5%	-1.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.3%	37.2%	-8.9%
Christian	33.8%	46.2%	-12.4%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	30.6%	6.5%	24.1%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	4%	6.0%	-2.0%

Safety

Is Cosway Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cosway Street was 372.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 102.8% higher than the Church Street average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Cosway Street has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Church Street and the 174th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 116.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,300

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in NW1 5BT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Cosway Street are based on 91 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for City Of Westminster.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Cosway Street, London, NW1 5BT

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW1 5BT

Average Price
£10,500,582

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£10,500,582

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cosway Street

Average Price
£644,003

Semi-Detached
£1,176,000

Terraced
£1,889,347

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£494,154

Other
£4,878,549

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cosway Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
35 Cosway Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£11,000,000	2015-02-26	£9,066,356

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW1 5BT

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NW1 5BT area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	101
Student (economically inactive)	69
Long-Term Sick or disabled	43
Retired	39
Looking after home or family	32
Part-Time Employee	30
Other	29
Unemployed	24
Self-Employed	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Education	23
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Human health and social work activities	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Information and communication	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Construction	7
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	446 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	2,752 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	2,763 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mary Paterson Nursery School 13 Riverton Close , Off Ashmore Road W9 3DS	4out of 4	2,801 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	3out of 4	2,824 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School Cosway Street , Marylebone NW1 5NS	4out of 4	1 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School Lisson Grove , NW1 6LH	3out of 4	233 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School Enford Street , W1H 1DL	3out of 4	282 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Minerva Academy 33-35 Praed Street , W2 1NR	- not rated	506 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School 13 Nutford Place , W1H 5HA	3out of 4	583 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Westminster Community School Marylebone Lower House , Penfold Street NW1 6RX	- not rated	209 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Marylebone Boys' School North Wharf Road , W2 1QZ	3out of 4	853 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	- not rated	1,078 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	- not rated	1,078 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Westminster Academy The Naim Dangoor Centre , 255 Harrow Road W2 5EZ	3out of 4	1,967 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The London Oratory School Seagrave Road , SW6 1RX	- not rated	5,230 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	659 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,838 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,585 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,656 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,662 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	219 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	5,306 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abingdon House School Broadley Terrace , NW1 6LG	- not rated	335 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
ICS London 7b Wyndham Place , Marylebone W1H 1PN	- not rated	436 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crawford Upper School 7b Wyndham Place , W1H 1PN	- not rated	436 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crawford Upper School 34-36 Crawford Street , W1H 1PL	- not rated	478 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sylvia Young Theatre School 1 Nutford Place , Seymour Place W1H 5YZ	- not rated	595 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Irene	GROUND FLOOR FRONT, 82 BELL STREET	60 yd
The Sanctuary Kitchen	HOSTEL AND PREMISES, BRADBURY HOUSE, 1-5 COSWAY STREET	99 yd
Munch In Marylebone	BRADBURY HOUSE, 1-5 COSWAY STREET	99 yd
Florence Nightingale Hospital	FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL, 11-19 LISSON GROVE	103 yd
Turie Cafe	39 LISSON GROVE	133 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Sir John Balcombe Pub	BASEMENT, 21 BALCOMBE STREET	427 yd
Lockhouse Pub	3 MERCHANT SQUARE, CITY OF WESTMINSTER	496 yd
Brewdog Paddington	UNIT 1, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD	511 yd
Grand Union	UNIT 1, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD	511 yd
Crocker'S Folly	23-24 ABERDEEN PLACE	836 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
WokStarz	3 HAREWOOD ROW	191 yd
Tankys Burgers Edgware Ltd	256B EDGWARE ROAD	305 yd
Taste Of Lahore - Marble Arch	256 EDGWARE ROAD	305 yd
Rio'S Piri Piri	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 112 LISSON GROVE	306 yd
Lolas Cupcakes	MOBILE UNIT, MARYLEBONE STATION, MELCOMBE PLACE	325 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	NATHANCO HOUSE, 24 LISSON GROVE	143 yd
Marks And Spencer	258 EDGWARE ROAD	311 yd
Marks And Spencer - Simply Food	UNIT 10, MARYLEBONE STATION, MELCOMBE PLACE	325 yd
Sainsbury's	318-324 EDGWARE ROAD	332 yd
Tesco Metro Paddington	94 CHURCH STREET	438 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
King Solomon Academy PENFOLD STREET	artificial grass pitch	219 yd
The Landmark London Hotel Health Club MARYLEBONE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	272 yd
Livingwell Health Club (London Metropole) HARBET ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	357 yd
Pure Gym (London Marylebone) BALCOMBE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	395 yd
Seymour Leisure Centre Seymour Place	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	408 yd
Ability Centre Marylebone (Closed) Crawford Street	health and fitness suite	465 yd
London Business School Fitness Centre TAUNTON PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	540 yd
Wilson House Recreation Ground (Closed) Wilson House Wilson House Sussex Gardens	squash courts	566 yd
Sylvia Young Theatre School NUTFORD PLACE		589 yd
Francis Holland School IVOR PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	621 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of NW1 5BT